Then there’s muting with the palm or fret hand to assist with arpeggios etc.

I usually tell friends with kids looking to get them into music; start your kids on piano. Stringed instruments like guitar or violin unfortunately introduce an additional aspect of difficulty that turns off a lot of young students who just want to start making music.

Indeed, wish I'd started with piano. It took so long before I could play anything I enjoyed on guitar, and that definitely had an impact on how long it took me to get good